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The Politics of Acknowledgement : Truth Commissions in Uganda and Haiti
Overview
Human rights violations leave deep scars on people, societies, and nations. Rights groups argue that resolving past violence is necessary for a peaceful future. But how can nations ensure that instruments of transitional justice are the best path to reconciliation? This book develops a theoretical framework - a framework of acknowledgement - to evaluate truth commissions. Analysis of the difficulties encountered and the ultimate failure of truth commissions in Uganda and Haiti reveals that acknowledgement of past violence - by both victims and perpetrators - must come before goals such as forgiveness and social cohesion if reconciliation is to be achieved.
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- ISBN-13: 9780774818469
- ISBN-10: 0774818468
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publish Date: July 2010
- Page Count: 208
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